The City of Walton announced that it has mutually agreed to part ways with its city administrator. Walton City Administrator Scott Smith is stepping down less than six months after taking the job in March. The city announced his departure in a news release on Thursday. “On behalf of the City of Walton, I want […]
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Edgewood to pause Flock camera program, seek public input
Edgewood will immediately pause its Flock camera program and seek public input about the technology, according to an announcement from Mayor John Link this week. “This is not a decision to abandon the technology or diminish our support for the Edgewood Police Department,” wrote Link. “Rather, it is an opportunity for the city council, department […]
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‘Boozy Book Fair’ to feature Kentucky authors, open mic in Bellevue
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth is partnering with Roebling Books and Darkness Brewing for a Boozy Book Fair fundraiser on Sept. 19 from 3 to 9 p.m. The event will be at Darkness Brewing, located at 224 Fairfield Ave. in Bellevue. It will feature a Boozy Book Fair from Roebling Books from 3 to 7 p.m., […]
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Fort Mitchell discusses e-bike regulations
Fort Mitchell City Council heard its second reading on regulating e-bikes throughout the city at Monday night’s meeting. Some residents who spoke at the meeting said adding new regulations was going too far. “I know some people, kids, are not paying attention to what they are doing, but that’s not all the kids,” said resident […]
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Fort Wright proposes property tax cut
Fort Wright is moving forward on a proposed property tax cut. The Fort Wright City Council suggested a real property tax rate between $1.85 and $1.87 per $1,000 of assessed value on Wednesday, a 6-7% decrease from the current $1.99 rate and a continuation of a downward trend that has taken the rate from $2.48 […]
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Kenton County to revamp its code of ethics and ethics commission
What you need to know The Kenton County Fiscal Court will consider a vote to revamp the county’s code of ethics next week. The proposed ordinance would completely rewrite the county’s current code of ethics, which sets ethical standards of conduct and financial disclosure requirements for county elected officials and employees. The fiscal court performed […]
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Fort Mitchell retains property tax rates
Fort Mitchell City Council approved the 2026-2027 property tax rate at Monday night’s meeting. Council held its second reading on an ordinance that would set the real property tax rate at $.108 per $100 of property valuation for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the same rate as the previous fiscal year. This approval marks 11 straight […]
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Campbell County’s tax rate is going down. That doesn’t mean your bill will
Campbell County property owners will see a slightly lower county tax rate this year, marking the sixth consecutive year the fiscal court has reduced the rate. The Campbell County Fiscal Court approved a 2026 real property ad valorem tax rate of 15.2 cents per $100 of assessed property value, down from 15.3 cents last year […]
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Athena Hospitality’s $100M Florence development gets planning commission backing
What you need to know A growing hospitality company has received the Boone County Planning Commission’s backing for a proposed $100 million commercial development at 3700 Houston Road in Florence. On Wednesday, the planning commission unanimously voted to recommend approval of a zoning change request that would pave the way for the development of a […]
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NKU, Clovernook Center invite visitors to touch art in new interactive exhibition
At most art exhibitions, visitors are told not to touch. At Northern Kentucky University’s newest exhibition, touching the art is the point. NKU and Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired have partnered to present “Tactile Revolutions: An Exhibit of Art Meant to be Touched,” an interactive exhibition designed to make art more accessible […]
